Lot Essay
The Henry Moore Foundation has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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Property from the Estate of Jascha Brojdo (aka Georges Briard)
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Slow Form: Tortoise
Details
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Slow Form: Tortoise
signed and numbered 'Moore 7/9' (on the back)
bronze with brown patina
Length: 7½ in. (19.1 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1962
Slow Form: Tortoise
signed and numbered 'Moore 7/9' (on the back)
bronze with brown patina
Length: 7½ in. (19.1 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1962
Provenance
The Leicester Galleries (Ernest Brown and Phillips Ltd.), London.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 1964.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 1964.
Literature
R. Melville, Henry Moore Sculpture and Drawings 1921-1969, London, 1970, no. 641 (another cast illustrated).
D. Mitchinson, ed., Henry Moore Sculpture, Barcelona, 1981, p. 163 (larger version illustrated).
A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore Complete Sculpture 1955-64, London, 1986, vol. 3, p. 54, no. 502 (another cast and larger version illustrated, pp. 55).
D. Mitchinson, ed., Henry Moore Sculpture, Barcelona, 1981, p. 163 (larger version illustrated).
A. Bowness, ed., Henry Moore Complete Sculpture 1955-64, London, 1986, vol. 3, p. 54, no. 502 (another cast and larger version illustrated, pp. 55).